Carbon 'offsets' aren't working. Here's a way to improve nature-based climate solutions
Thursday, 14 August 2025 () Salt Lake City, UT (SPX) Aug 01, 2025
A lot of the climate-altering carbon pollution we humans release into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels gets drawn into Earth's oceans and landscapes through natural processes, mostly through photosynthesis as plants turn atmospheric carbon dioxide into biomass. Efforts to slow the climate crisis have long sought to harness nature, often through carbon "offsets," aimed at bolstering f
EU Commissioner for Climate Wopke Hoekstra defends carbon credits
The European Commissioner for Climate defends the strategy of paying other countries to cut Europe carbon emissions. In an interview..
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